"The X Factor" (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

4 September 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Music

Tagline:

It's time to face the music

Plot Keywords:

Talent Show | Non Fiction

Awards:

6 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Simon Cowell	...	Himself - Judge (114 episodes, 2004-2009)
Louis Walsh	...	Himself - Judge (112 episodes, 2004-2009)
Dermot O'Leary	...	Himself - Presenter (78 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dannii Minogue	...	Herself - Judge (78 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sharon Osbourne	...	Herself - Judge (64 episodes, 2004-2007)
Cheryl Cole	...	Herself - Judge (50 episodes, 2008-2009)
Peter Dickson	...	Himself - Voice Over (49 episodes, 2008-2009)

Runtime:

UK:60 min (including commercials)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Fremantle Media

Quotes:

Sharon Osbourne: I've got something for you. It's warm, it's lovely and it smells nice. When can I give it to you?
Shayne Ward: [cheekily] Now?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gavin & Stacey: (#1.4)" (2007)

Might as well call it "The F Factor" or the "S Factor"(Fashion Factor and Sympathy Factor) because that's what it basically now is!

I didn't watch the X Factor when it first came out, I thought it was rubbish and not that good until 2006, I started to watch episodes of it and I really got into the hang of it, the auditions were funny, the live shows rocked and it was just everything about it rocked, and this was when the X Factor was still in it's golden years.

2007, I watched the fourth season but for some reason, I didn't think it was as good as the third one because the contestants weren't as fun to watch as they were in the third season, however the end of the season disappointed me as a crap contestant won the X Factor, I mean just because the "fangirls" like him doesn't mean the PROPER audience do, I would've preferred that Rhydian won and he was a laughing stock to me at first.

2008, the fourth season! I've watched the auditions, had no problems whatsoever, plus an hilarious contestant sang a song that had the whole audience laughing and I was laughing to bits, Boot Camp was OK, again I had no problems with that but I just wish that they would bring back "Gangbang Lady", the live shows is where it draws the line, judges like Cheryl Cole think this is about Fashion and Sympathy votes when it's not, it's about the singing, if you're a judge on X Factor, you should basically vote on the contestant's singing voice, not the way they look, and on Xtar Factor she even said "People think this is about vocals, but it's not just about vocals", NEWSFLASH: This IS about vocals, it's what started off the damn show in the first place and people like Daniel and Eoghan are only still in because of both sympathy votes and the frigging fangirls think "Eoghan is attractive", ugh Eoghan sucks at singing, he's basically the whimpy, crybaby(sorry, I'm not insulting him here, but he's one of those contestants) stereotypical contestant who gets "fashion" votes by the fangirls, they keep trying to vote and vote for him until he wins, basically milking it. I'm sorry but this show is no longer the "X Factor", thanks to Cheryl Cole, the sympathy voters and the fangirls, instead it has to be called the "Fashion Factor" or the "Sympathy Factor"), proof? Already, last year with Sharon in it(although, I do miss Sharon better judge than Cheryl in my opinion), Leon won just because of the fangirls, not because of his voice because he was basically what Eoghan is today, and this year, brilliant talent like "JLS" probably won't win(I hope they win this year's X Factor, anyway), no, crap contestants like Diana, Rachael(she's also cracking up, and seriously needs to be kicked out for her own good, in my opinion), Eoghan or Daniel(although, I prefer him to the others)'ll probably win because of the fangirls and the sympathy voters, also newsflash to the people who vote in: STOP VOTING PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD A "BAD TIME" OR THEY LOOK GOOD, IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT, IT'S ABOUT VOCALS AND TALENT! Seriously, if Eoghan or any of those contestants win(although, might be an exception with Diana or Daniel), I'm seriously gonna stop watching this show because it's gonna be like this all the way through, if one of these contestants win, they've just lost themselves a viewer! One of these voters better had read this review, because it's giving you people advice. I hope one day, this show'll go back to the way it used to be- CartoonFreak95.